# HTTP Post Node with Gateway Edge Agent

**URL:** <https://forums.losant.com/t/http-post-node-with-gateway-edge-agent/5157>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** edge, workflow\
**Created:** [July 17, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/http-post-node-with-gateway-edge-agent/5157 "2023-07-17T20:24:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![CyberJMC66](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/cyberjmc66/32/4543_2.png) [@CyberJMC66](https://forums.losant.com/u/CyberJMC66)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/http-post-node-with-gateway-edge-agent/5157/1 "2023-07-17T20:24:16Z")

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Are there differences in how HTTP Node works from Losant and GEA? I have a workflow that works using an HTTP node that works fine. When I create an equivalent HTTP node for an Edge workflow, the data in the post body is showing up as [object Object] rather than the value.  
The only difference between the two is that the cloud workflow us doing a Post, and the GEA is doing a Patch.

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**Author:** ![Dylan\_Schuster](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/dylan_schuster/32/2850_2.png) [@Dylan\_Schuster](https://forums.losant.com/u/Dylan_Schuster)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/http-post-node-with-gateway-edge-agent/5157/2 "2023-07-17T20:30:54Z")

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There _shouldn’t_ be any difference between the two; behind the scenes both are just making an HTTP request with the provided configuration. I think they even use the same client libraries.

`[object Object]` often shows up when you are trying to reference a JSON object using a [string template](https://docs.losant.com/workflows/accessing-payload-data/#string-templates). Could it be that whatever values you are referencing with helpers in your request body is a different data type in your cloud environment vs. your edge environment?

If that’s not the issue, can you please provide the following so we can investigate further …

- GEA version that is running the workflow
- [Exports](https://docs.losant.com/workflows/overview/#exporting-as-a-file) of the application and edge workflows (make sure not to include any sensitive info such as API keys … you can PM these to me if you’d prefer)
- Payloads against which these workflows are executing leading to the different results (again, verify you don’t include any sensitive info in this public forum)

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**Author:** ![CyberJMC66](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/cyberjmc66/32/4543_2.png) [@CyberJMC66](https://forums.losant.com/u/CyberJMC66)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/http-post-node-with-gateway-edge-agent/5157/3 "2023-07-18T13:39:09Z")

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Thanks, I used different variables than the ones I used originally, and it worked.